• Is based on how children learn music, rather than how it has always been taught • Can be used with ease by teachers of any methodological background • Focuses on helping children learn to audiate and become independent, creative musicians • Allows teachers to adapt all lessons to meet the needs of individual children • Incorporates outstanding folk repertoire from all over the world • Conforms to the National Standards • Includes comprehensive lesson plans for each song and activity • Features high-quality CD recordings of every song • Contains four components for each grade: a full-color, hardcover student book; a spiral-bound teacher resource guide with lesson plans, indexes, and scope and sequence information; a complete set of recordings on compact disc; and a piano accompaniment book